Protector for magazines and the like.



E, RUSENBAUM. PROTECTOR FOR MAGAZINES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 20, I9I.7.

Patented. J 1115 3, 1917.

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t @'IAdtld@ PAMI EDWARD ROSENBAUM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1917.

Application led January 20,1917'. Serial No 143,477.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDwARnRosn-vnuivr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York,` have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Protectors for Magazines and the like, of which the following is a specifica tion. The invention pertains more particularly to attachable and detachable means for application to the back corner edge portions of magazines or lother delicately bound pamphlets, books and the like for preventing undue wear on said portions or the tearing' or other disrupt-ion of said portions during the customary use of the magazine, pamphlet or book. Magazines ordinarily have paper covers and in use, especially in libaries, reception halls and the like, the covers oi magazines become torn olf and the magazine itself becomes ragged and worn at its back corner edges, and to remedy this situation I have provided my invention, which comprises protecting members adapted to be applied to the back corner portions of magazines for shielding said corners and protecting them against wear or other disruption during use.

The protector of my invention preferably comprises two telescopic angle members for each back corner edge portion of the maga-- zine and the outer ends of these telescopic members have inwardly turned lips formed on them adapted to pass downwardly between the leaves of the magazine and emfbrace a series of said leaves, thereby closely binding the end portions of said members to the magazine and at the same time protecting the upper and lower backcorner edge 'portions of the magazine. The members at the `opposite back corner edges of the maga zine are bound together by a spring which serves to not only bind the protector members to the magazines but appropriately con nects one pair of the members for convenient application to the magazine.V i

The invention will be more fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference beingl had to the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a magazine equipped with the protectors of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a back view of a magazine a face elevation of a portion of 4portion of the same, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through a portion of the same, on an enlargiedl scale, taken on the dotted line 5--5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the upper back portion of the magazine, taken on the dotted line 6h@ of Fig. f1, and presented to illustrate the lips on the upper and lower ends of the protector members which pass between and embrace a number of the leaves of the magazine, and

Fig. 7 is a transverse section through a portion of the same, taken on they dotted line 7 7 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, l0 designates a magazine as a whole, 11 the leaves thereof, 1:2 'the covers of the magazine, and 13 the back of the magazine across which a portion of the cover material ordinarily extends and is secured to or against the back edges of the leaves 11. The magazine 10 isV simply a magazine of ordinary character, such as are issued monthly by various publishers, and is presented to illustrate one type of paper covered book to which my invention is applicable,

The protector oi my invention comprises `two upper parallel metal members 11, 15,

two lower parallel metal members 16, 17

and a spring 18 which ties together the `inner ends or' the members 1t, 15 and serves to bind said ends of said members against the inner ends oi the members 1G, 17 as well as to bind all of said members at their inner Vportions against .the magazine. The members 14, 15 correspond with each other, and

the members 16, 17 correspond with each other and in essential respects correspond also with the members 1l, 15. The members 111, 15 and 1G, 17 are oft course reversely yformed, being rights and letts. so as to adapt them for the right and left hand edges of the back of the magazine. The members 1d, 15 and 16, 17 are preferably formed of sheet metal and then nickehplated, but I do not limit mywinvention to the making of said members ot' sheet metal, since they may be made of any material which will be sut'liciently durable in character to accomplish the purpose for which my invention is in- Aao tended. The members 14, 15 are each in one integral piece and of right angle formation, each having a fiange 19 to engage the back of' the magazine adjacent to the corner edge thereof and a flange 2O to engage the face of the cover' 12 adjacent to the back corner edge of the magazine. The members 14, 15 at their upper ends arel formed, 1ntegrally `with the fianges 20, with inwardly turned members 21 at whose inner edges are downwardly extending lips 22 adapted to pass downwardly between the leaves of the magazine inwardly from the covers 12 thereof and with the members 21 to embrace the upper outer corners of the covers 12 and a series of the leaves 11, probably more clearly illustrated in Fig. 6, and where by the upper ends of the members 14, 15 become `securely attached to the magazine and prevent the magazine at those points from being torn outwardly. The flanges 20 of the members 14, 15 are each formed with an outwardly projecting longitudinal hollow vbeading or corrugation 23 which terminates at one end adjacent to the outer ends of said flanges 20 and are open at their other ends at the inner ends of said flanges, and preferably the inner ends of the members 14, 15 are flared outwardly to a slight extent, as at 24, so as to conveniently admit or pass over the inner ends of the members 16, 17.

The members 16, 17 are each in one integral piece and of right angle formation, each having a flange 25 to engage the back of the Vmagazine adjacent to the corner edge thereof', and a flange 26 to engage the face of the cover 12 adjacent to the back corner edge of the magazine. rlhe members 16, 17 at their lower ends are formed, integrally 'with the flanges 26, with inwardly turned members 27 at whose inner edges are up wardly extending lips 2S adapted to pass upwardly between the leaves of the magazine inwardly :trom the covers 12 thereof and with the members 27 lo embraceV the loweroilter corners of the covers 12 and a series of the leaves 11, correspondingly with the action ol the members 21 and lips 22 at the upper ends of the members 14, 15. The members 16, 17 at their lower ends correspond with the upper end portions of the members 14,15, except that the lower end portions of the members 16, 17 are applied upwardly on the magazine while the members 14, 15 at their upper end portions are applied downwardly on the magazine, and in both instances the outer ends of the members 14, 15, 16, 17 become attached to the magazine and protect the magazine at the ends of its back corner portions.

The fianges 26 of the members 16, 17 are each formed with an outwardly projecting longitudinalhollow beading or corrugation 29 which serves as a r1b to interlock with the hollow beading 23l oftheflange 2O intox which said rib 29 may be projected. Each. flange 26 has a rib 29 and each flange 20-l of the members 14, 15 has a hollow beading 23, and when the members 14, 15 are telescoped with the members 16, 17, the ribs 29 enter the hollow headings 23 and serve to aid in locking theupper and lower members of the protector together and to facilitate the final securing of the members of the protector irmly upon the magazine.

The protector members at their outer end portions effectually protectthe outer back corners of' the magazine, and the flanges formed by the rightA angle shape of the protector members enables said members to embrace and protect the back corner longitudifnal edges of the maga-zine.

It is desirable notwithstanding the interlocking telescopic action of the upper and lower members of the protector, to provide means for binding the inner ends of the members 14, 15 against the inner end portions of the members 16, 17 and at the same time clamp the adjacent portions of allrof said members against the magazine, and to this end I have provided the coiled wire spring 1S which extends across the back ot the book and has its ends held in small eyes or sleeves formed in the metal ofi the members 14, 15. The spring 1S when on the book or magazine is under tension and therefore binds the inner ends ofthe members 14, 15 against the inner end portions of the members 16, 17 and also serves, with said members, to create a clamp whereby the protector becomes firmly held against the magazine. The spring 18 may vary in form and construction, but I prefer to form said spring of a piece oil' wire and coil the wire at its middle portion and` bend the same at substantially a right angle to its laterally extending portions so that the spring may lie closely against theiback of the magazine and thus not form an objectionable projection 1 The protector may be appliedto the maga zine in either of two ways, one being the application of' the members 14, 15 thereto and thereafter the members 16, 17, .the inner end portions of the Vmembers 16', 17 then being pushed upwardly below the inner ends of the members 14, 15; or the members 16, 17 may be applied first and then'the members 14, 15 inserted upon the magazine, the inner ends of said members 14, 15 being slid downwardly over the members 16,17. VThe fiaring, at 24, of the inner ends of the mem-` -bers 14, 15 permits the inner ends of the members 16, 17 to be readily slid belowV the inner ends of the members 14, 15, and this feature also permits the inner ends of the members 14, 15 to be slid downwardly over the inner portions of the members 16, 17 if they are first applied to the magazine.

Itis desirable that the protector be formed i of members 14, 15, 16, 17 adapted to telescope one upon the other at their inner portions, since thereby the protector may be adapted for books varying in height, and in addition when said members telescope one upon the other, one clamp, as 18, may be utilized for binding the four members of the protector firmly against the covers 12.

What I claim as my invention and desire l to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. A protector for the back corner edge portions of magazines and the like comprising right angle upper and lower' 1ne1nbers adapted to said corner portions and to be moved slidingly one upon another in pairs, and means for binding the inner portions of said members against the magazine, the upper ends of the upper members and the lower ends of the lower members having hooked extensions adapted to embrace the covers and a series of the leaves of the magazine.

2. A protector for the back corner edge portions of magazines and the like comprising right angle upper and lower members adapted to said corner portions and to be moved slidingly one upon another' in pairs, and means for binding the inner portions of said members against the magazine, the upper ends of the upper members and the lower ends or' the lower members having hooked extensions adapted to embrace the covers and a series of the leaves of the magazine, and the inner ends of one pair of said right angle members being flared `outwardly to facilitate the teleseoping of the upper and lower members upon one another.

8. A protector for the back corner edge portions of magazines and the like comprising right angle upper and lower members adapted to said corner portions and to be moved slidingly one upon another in pairs, and means for binding the inner portions of said members against the magazine, the upper ends of the upper members and the lower Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

ends of the lower members having hooked extensions adapted to embrace a series of the leaves of the magazine, and one pair of said members being formed with longitudinal headings adapted to receive longitudinal ribs formed on the other pair of said members, so as to eEect an interlocking action between the upper and lower members of the protector.

4. A protector for the back corner edge portions of magazines and the like comprising right angle upper and lower inembers adapted to embrace said corner portions, the upper ends oit the upper members and the lower ends of the lower members having hooked extensions adapted to embrace Vthe covers and a series oi? the leaves ot` the magazine, and means for binding the inner portions of said members against the magazine.

5. A protector for the back corner edge portions of magazines and the like comprising right angle upper and lower members adapted to embrace said corner portions, the upper ends of the upper members and the lower ends of the lower members having hooked extensions adapted to embrace the covers and a series oi' the leaves of the magazine, and means for binding the .inner portions o'f said members against the magazine, said members overlapping at their inner end portions and said. binding means comprising a spring secured at its ends to the inner end portions oit the outer members and coiled close against the back of the magazine and being, when in use, under tension to clamp the inner portions of the protector members against the magazine. M

Signed at N ew York city, in the county of New York and State ol New York, this 19th day of January A. D. 1917.

ARTHUR MARION, (3x-ms. C. GILL.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

